Laundry-envelop.



G. W-O'R'DINGHAM. LAUNDRY ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17, 1912.

. fication.

- GEORGE WORDINGHAM, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

' LAUNDRY-ENVELOIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28,1914.

, Application filed December 17, 1912. SeriaI No. 737,298.'

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen WORDINGHAM,

citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county ofMiggaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Laundry- Envelops, of which the following is a speciThis invention relates to laundry envelops,

or more specifically to an envelop or wrapper designed to receivehandkerchiefs, s'mall articles of table linen, napkins, and the like,

after they have been laundried, the object of the invention being toprotect the laundried article from becoming soiled prior to deliv-Another aim ofthe invention is, to so construct the envelop or wrapperthat it mayaccommodate one or any reasonable number of laundriedarticles, and will hold these.

articles firmly in place and in flat condition. Another aim of theinvention is to provide an envelop or wrapper so constructed andarranged that the articles contained therein may be inspected Withoutthe necessity of removing them therefrom.

A still further object of the invention is to I provide a wrapper ,orenvelop of the type mentioned which, at the time of its sealing, may becaused'to secu rely bind the articles disposed ther withinregardless ofthe thickness of the contents.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in

- which Figure l "is aperspective View of the laundry envelop or wrapperembodying the presentinv'entiom Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are edgeviews of thewrapper illustrating the manner in which it may be arranged toaccommodate laundried articles varying in thick- .ness or number. Fig. 5is a (perspective view of the wrapper in open con ition. 1

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin descriptionand indicated in all the views 0 the; drawings by the. same referencecharacters.

onion skin paper which is ordinarily transarent or translucent. Inconnectingthe ack and front, the front 2 is attached at one edge portionto the under side of the drawing it will be seen that the front 2 is ofa width considerably greater than the back 1. Inasmuch as handkerchiefsand other slmilar articles, when laundried, are folded to substantiallysquare form, the back 1- is preferably square and of such dimensions astoconform to the widthof the folded article which is to be disposedwithin the wrapper. On the other hand, the front 2, being ofgreaterwidth than the back 1, is substantially oblong in form. Thenarrow strip 4, of adhesive, is applied upon the under side of the back1 at that edge opposite the edge to which the front 2 is initially andpermanently attached, and it will be understood that after the laundriedarticle has been disposed upon the back 1, the front 2 may be laid overthe same and drawn tightly around located, the strip having beenreviously moistened. The underlying portion of the front is then pressedagainst theunder face of the back 1 and will be secured thereto by theadhesive 4. p

By referring to. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings it will be apparentthat any reasonable number of folded laundried articles of the propersize may be arranged within the wrapper and protected thereby, and itwill furt r be apparent that due to the fact that the front is thin andflexible and may be drawn tightly over the articles disposed against theback 1 the articles will be securely held against loss, although thewrapper is open at its top and bottom.

If desired, the representation of a tied ribbon may be printed upon thefront 2, as in-. dicated at 5, so as to give to the wrapper theappearance of a tied package.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is A wrapperfor laundried articles consisting of a relatively stifi back having anarrow zone of adhesive applied to its obverse side at each lateral edgethereof, the said lateral edges being parallel, and a relatively thatedge of the back at which the strip 4 is thin flexible front initiallyand permanently through the medium of the other zone of secured atoneedge to the obverse side of the adhesive. v back through the medium ofone of the said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature zones ofadhesive, the said front being of a in presence of two witnesses.

5 Width considerably greater than the Width of GEORGE WORDINGHAMJ [11.s.]

the back and being adapted to have a greater Witnesses: or less area ofits surplus Width folded to lie AMY VVORDINGHAM, beneath the back and tobe secured thereto ELLA TnmoI-ILER.

